Daimo B
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Dunno, maybe everyone thinks TB are the way to go just becuase its done more often.
Twin carbs work very well on the XE. Some mechanics even sware carbs are still better.
Granted, not as much power, but give a fuck, theres like £1k to be saved even on 2nd hand kits!!!
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vibrio
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Originally posted by 16vmarc
Somebody at work tried telling me 250bhp wasnt possible in a tb`d xe other week, the same one that claimed you could bore to a 2.2!!!! Altho they do all wank over twin carbs! 
Well
299bhp, no forced induction.
2.1 is the max bore
I want carbs on D4 as they are cheaper. A set for sale at just over £300 on MIg  Gutted!!
(Hmmm, 170+bhp for £300, no wires, very neat and tidy (the plan) or 180bhp for £2000, lots of cables, and notsoneatandtidy) 
so you get everything you need for carbs for £300 or just £300 for the carbs?
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BabyBlade
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my mates got carbs on his 205 look the dogs...
would the sound be the same as tb's?
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vibrio
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Originally posted by Sethion33
my mates got carbs on his 205 look the dogs...
would the sound be the same as tb's?
kind of the same thing. TB's are better however
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Marc
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From what ive read carbs need setting up ,ore often than tbs, + the sound is supposed to be awesome!
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BabyBlade
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take it the tb's would cost more to set up but once done its done?
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BabyBlade
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not considering either btw just not heard anyone talking about carbing 20xe before
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vibrio
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quote:
Originally posted by Sethion33
take it the tb's would cost more to set up but once done its done?
yes
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Andy
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TBs aren't a pain when cold if they're set up correctly. My car fires up first time every time even at -10C. Carbs won't extract quite as much peak power as TBs, but worse than that, you won't get anything like the spread of torque that you will on TBs - this makes them less driveable than a similar power TB set up. Any mechanic who swears carbs are better than TBs needs his head examining.
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Dave
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Originally posted by Sethion33
take it the tb's would cost more to set up but once done its done?
That pretty much sums it up, TB's run off a set map so in theory will always provide the same air/fuel ratio at "X" rpm.
Basically TB's are computer controlled carbs.
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MarkM
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If I were u I would sell the corsa and put some cash to it and buy a Punto GT...
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